Fax: 858-452-5410
ggerson@gersonlaw.com
www.gersonlaw.com
Emphasizing real estate and business transactions, real estate
financing, and loan recovery in his practice, attorney Gordon L. Gerson
represents large financial institutions, life insurance companies, and
private lenders in his commercial real estate financing practice in
making loans secured by commercial and multifamily real estate. He
also represents lenders in foreclosure, receiverships, bankruptcy, and
other collection actions. A practicing attorney for more than 35 years,
Mr. Gerson received his law degree from the University of San Diego
School of Law in 1976. He frequently lectures and is a published
author on subjects pertaining to real estate and business law. His
firm, Gerson Law Firm APC, has a national practice and is located in
San Diego, California.

REAL ESTATE
BUSINESS/CORPORATE

BANKINGJAMES F. HOLTZ

STUTZ ARTIANO SHINOFF &
HOLTZ

2488 Historic Decatur Road
Suite 200

San Diego, CA 92106

Tel: 619-232-3122Fax: 619-232-3264jholtz@sashlaw.comwww.sashlaw.comJames F. Holtz’s practice is focused on complex business litigationin California and Nevada. His client base includes Fortune500 companies that distinguished Stutz Artiano as a 2013 Go-ToLaw Firm of the Top 500 Companies. Mr. Holtz also represents localbusinesses and individuals. He has successfully litigated businesscontract disputes, real estate, environmental liability, trademark andcopyright infringement, product liability, personal injury, medical andpharmacist malpractice, class actions, and complex constructionlitigation. He has tried wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases.He has practiced in the area of insurance litigation for more than25 years. He is admitted to practice in California and Nevada and thefederal courts. Mr. Holtz teaches at California Western School of Law.CIVIL LI TIGATION: DEFENSEINSURANCE COVERAGEBUSINESS LI TIGATIONNICHOLAS J.

DRAKULICH

THE DRAKULICH FIRM, APLC

2727 Camino del Rio South
Suite 322

San Diego, CA 92108

Tel: 858-755-5887

Fax: 858-755-6456
njd@draklaw.com
www.draklaw.com
For over a decade, Mr. Drakulich has been a key player in nationally
prominent cases. He was one of the core members on the trial team
in the Actos MDL that secured a historic verdict of over $9 billion,
which is reported to be the seventh largest punitive damages
verdict in U.S. history. Federal judges from across the country
have appointed Mr. Drakulich as a member of plaintiffs’ executive
committees and plaintiffs’ steering committees and as the lead trial
attorney in many national multi-district litigations. He has been
an invited speaker at over 20 legal seminars across the U.S. and
has been selected as a member of The National Trial Lawyers, the
Million Dollar Advocates Forum, the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates
Forum, and the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. For over
20 years, he has been consistently rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell.

Fax: 619-525-7672
jpf@frantzlawgroup.com
www.frantzlawgroup.com
James P. Frantz and the attorneys at Frantz Law Group have
significant experience litigating claims involving catastrophic injury,
wrongful death, product liability, mass tort, consumer class actions
and business disputes. Mr. Frantz testified as a product liability
expert before Congress as a result of an $18 million verdict he
received (with co-counsel) against a drug manufacturer. Other
notable recoveries include $223 million (jury verdict); $55 million
(jury verdict); $17.5 million settlement during trial; and $8 million for
injuries from a fire. Recognitions include: The Best Lawyers in America,
2010-2015; San Diego Super Lawyers 2008-2015; and Frantz Law
Group has been ranked Tier 1 by U.S. News/Best Lawyers Best Law
Firms, 2010-2015. Verdicts above were appealed and resolved for
confidential amounts.

PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAIN TIFF
BUSINESS LITIGATION

CLASS AC TION/MASS TORTSSHAWN D. MORRISMORRIS SULLIVAN & LEMKULLLP

9915 Mira Mesa Boulevard
Suite 300

San Diego, CA 92131

Tel: 858-566-7600

Fax: 858-566-6602
morris@morrissullivanlaw.com
www.morrissullivanlaw.com
Shawn Morris is the managing partner of Morris, Sullivan & Lemkul
LLP. Mr. Morris has extensive civil trial experience in all areas
of litigation, particularly complex trial litigation. Mr. Morris has
handled approximately 250 construction-related claims, and he
has appeared in almost every jurisdiction in California. He has
successfully completed over 30 jury trials, and he is a member
of the highly prestigious ABOTA. Mr. Morris is ranked AV by
Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. Morris is responsible for shaping many
current aspects of California’s construction defect laws. In addition
to construction claims, Mr. Morris handles a wide range of litigation
involving product defect, personal injury, trademark disputes and
insurance-related claims.

Tel: 619-531-8700
Fax: 619-342-9600
eadler@theadlerfirm.com
www.theadlerfirm.com
E. Elliot Adler has recovered millions of dollars in plaintiffs’
settlements, while at the same time defended corporations and
individuals in high-stakes litigation. He is one of California’s most
active attorneys in civil litigation, class actions, and mass torts.
Mr. Adler began his legal career at the law firm of Skadden, Arps,
Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. He then went on to start his own law firm.
The firm experienced rapid growth and has since gone on to resolve
thousands of claims for its clients and class members. Mr. Adler is
a California State Bar designated Special Master. In April 2013, he
was appointed a Temporary Judge for the San Diego Superior Court
(Central Division).